pain

pain

to feel hurt; suffering; misery; torment; ache, agony, anguish

Not to be confused with:

pane – a glass-filled section of a window or door

pang – a sudden sharp feeling of distress or longing: a pang of desire; a pang of guilt; twinge, ache, throb, stab

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pain

 (pān)

n.

1.

a. An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body: felt pains in his chest.

b. Bodily suffering characterized by such feelings: drugs to treat pain.

2.

a. Mental or emotional suffering; distress.

b. An instance of this: the pains of humiliation.

3. pains The pangs of childbirth.

4. pains Great care or effort: taking pains with one's work.

5. Informal A source of annoyance; a nuisance: Stuffing all these envelopes is a real pain.

tr.v. pained, pain·ing, pains

1. To cause physical pain to; hurt: My feet really pained me after the hike.

2. To cause mental or emotional distress to: "It pained him to remember every little thing about her" (John Irving).

Idiom:

on/under pain of

Subject to the penalty of (a specified punishment, such as death).

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[Middle English, from Old French peine, from Latin poena, penalty, pain, from Greek poinē, penalty; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: pain, ache, pang, stitch, throe, twinge
These nouns denote a sensation of severe physical discomfort: abdominal pain; aches in my leg; the pangs of a cramped muscle; a stitch in my side; the throes of dying; a twinge of arthritis.

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pain

(peɪn)

n

1. the sensation of acute physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury, illness, etc

2. emotional suffering or mental distress

3. on pain of subject to the penalty of

4. informal Also called: pain in the neck or pain in the arse (taboo)a person or thing that is a nuisance

vb (tr)

5. to cause (a person) distress, hurt, grief, anxiety, etc

6. informal to annoy; irritate

[C13: from Old French peine, from Latin poena punishment, grief, from Greek poinē penalty]

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pain

(peɪn)

n.

1. physical suffering typically from injury or illness.

2. an instance of such suffering; a distressing sensation in a part of the body: a back pain.

3. severe mental or emotional distress: the pain of loneliness.

4. pains,

a. assiduous care: Take pains with your work.

b. the uterine contractions of childbirth.

5. Also called pain in the neck. an annoying or troublesome person or thing.

v.t.

6. to cause physical or emotional pain to.

v.i.

7. to have or give pain.

Idioms:

on or under pain of, subject to the penalty of; risking: on pain of death.

[1250–1300; Middle English peine punishment, torture, pain < Old French < Latin poena penalty, pain < Greek poinḗ penalty]

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pain

- Originally meant punishment for a crime or offense—sometimes by losing one's head.

See also related terms for losing.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Pain

See also disease and illness; injury; remedies.

algogenic

producing pain.

algolagnia

a deriving of sexual pleasure from inflicting or enduring pain. Cf. masochism, sadism. — algolagnist, n. — algolagnic, adj.

algometry

measurement of pain by means of an algometer, an instrument for determining sensitivity to pain produced by pressure. — algometric, algometrical, adj.

algophilia

a love of pain.

algophobia

an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia.

audialgesia

otalgia.

brachialgia

pain in the nerves of the upper arm.

cardialgia, cardialgy

a burning or other painful feeling in the stomach or esophagus; heartburn.

cephalalgia

Medicine.1. a pain in the head.
2. a headache. Also called cephalgia, cephalodynia.

coxalgia, coxalgy

pain in the hip joint.

dermatalgia

neuralgia of the skin.

dolorifuge

anything that drives away pain.

gastralgia

pain in the stomach or abdominal region.

hemicrania

1. Medicine. a pain or aching on one side of the head.
2. migraine.

hypalgesia

hypalgia.

hypalgia

a decreased sensibility to pain. Also hypalgesia.

hyperalgesia

an unusually high sensitivity to pain. — hyperalgesic, adj.

hysterodynia

pain in the uterus.

masochism

1. Psychiatry. a condition in which sexual gratification is achieved through suffering physical pain and humiliation, especially inflicted on oneself.
2. any gratification gained from pain or deprivation inflicted or imposed on oneself. Cf. sadism. — masochist, n. — masochistic, adj.

odontalgia

Medicine. a pain in a tooth. — odontalgic, adj.

odynophobia

an abnormal fear of pain.

otalgia

Medicine. an earache. — otalgic, adj.

photalgia

pain in the eyes caused by light.

proctalgia

pain in the rectum.

prosopalgia

neuralgia affecting the face.

psychalgia

mental or psychic pain.

rachialgia

pain affecting the spine. — rachialgic, adj.

sadism

1. Psychiatry. a sexual gratification gained through causing physical pain or humiliation.
2. any enjoyment in being cruel. Cf. masochism. — sadist, n. — sadistic, adj.

sadomasochism

Psychiatry. a condition of disturbed and destructive personality marked by the presence of both sadistic and masochistic traits. — sado-masochist, n. — sadomasochistic, adj.

stoicism

an indifference to pleasure or pain. — stoic, n., adj. — stoical, adj.

synalgia

pain in one part of the body resulting from hurt or injury in another part; referred pain.

uteralgia

pain in the womb or uterus.

zoosadism

sadism directed toward animals. — zoosadist, n. — zoosadistic, adj.

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Pain

 

See Also: HEALTH

1. Ached from head to foot, all zones of pain seemingly interdependent … like a Christmas tree whose lights wired in series, must all go out if even one bulb is defective —J. D. Salinger
2. Ached like a bad tooth —Lawrence Durrell
3. The air burning my lungs like a red-hot iron or cutting into them like a sharpened razor —Albert Camus
4. Anguish poured out like blood from a gaping wound —Jonathan Kellerman

   In Kellerman’s novel, When the Bough Breaks, the anguish is being poured out by a patient to the psychologist hero.

5. Bruised like a half-back in a football game —Francis W. Crowninshield
6. [Rash] burned like dots of acid —William Kennedy
7. Cut like a whiplash —Ruth Chatterton
8. (Walked out into) the dazzling sun that cut into his eyes like a knife —John Dos Passos
9. A deadly vise of pain that clamped her head like a steel helmet —Arthur A. Cohen
10. Exposed it [pain] like a beggar used to making a show of his sores —Julia O’Faolain
11. Feel like somebody stuck thumbtacks all over my head —James Lee Burke
12. Felt as if I’d been crushed between two runaway wardrobes —J. B. Priestly

    This “similistic” comment is made by the hero of Lost Empires after being beaten up.

13. Felt as though his body were wrapped in layers of plaster cast —Kenzaburo Oë

    The plaster cast comparison was used by the author to describe a character who wakes up feeling stiff and achy all over.

14. Felt her head was going to break open like a coconut struck with a hammer —Marge Piercy
15. Felt pain like hot knives —Anon
16. A flash of pain darted through her, like the ripple of sheet lightning —Edith Wharton
17. For a second he remained in torture, as if some invisible flame were playing on him to reduce his bones and fuse him down —D.H. Lawrence
18. A gash … as wide as an open grave —Jimmy Sangster
19. Generalized racking misery that makes him feel as if his pores are bleeding and his brain is leaking out of his ears —T. Coraghessan Boyle
20. A head like a sore tooth —Anon
21. Her stomach reacted as though she’d eaten sulfuric pancakes —Rita Mae Brown
22. An hour of pain is as long as a day of pleasure —English proverb
23. The hurt had gone through her like the split in a carcass —Julia O’Faolain
24. The hurt I felt … was something like a thumb struck with a hammer —MacDonald Harris
25. Hurt … like a knot passing through an artery —Donald McCaig
26. (My brother’s laugh is small, sharp, and) hurts like gravel in your shoe —Sharon Sheehe Stark
27. It [the pain of failure] was like a gnawing physical disability, an ugly mark she wanted to hide —H. E. Bates
28. A knot of pain was set like a malignant jewel in the core of his head —Truman Capote
29. (Your letter was) like a bullet straight into my heart —Sholom Aleichem
30. My back ached as if someone were holding a welding torch against my spine, turning the flame on and off at will —W. P. Kinsella
31. My breast was contracted by a pain like screws clamped on my heart —Joyce Cary
32. My insides burned like pipes in a boiler —Governeur Morris
33. My intestines felt as if they were playing host to a Bears-Raiders game —Penny Ward Moser, Discover, February, 1987
34. My stomach feels as if I have swallowed razor blades —W. P. Kinsella
35. My stomach feels like the crop of a hen —Katherine Mansfield
36. My whole body glows with pain as if I were being electrocuted —Iris Murdoch
37. Nausea coiled like a snake in her stomach —A. E. Maxwell
38. Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other —Laurence Sterne

    See Also: PLEASURE

39. The pain between his eyes seemed to be whirling about like a pinwheel —R. Wright Campbell
40. Pain comes billowing on like a full cloud of thunder —Dante Gabriel Rossetti
41. Painful … like cutting the heart out of her body —Phyllis Bottome

    The pain described in Bottome’s short story, The Battle Field, is that of never seeing someone again.

42. The pain goes ringing through me like alarms —Delmore Schwartz
43. Pain … hard as blows —John Berryman
44. The pain in his chest was like a tight breastplate —Graham Swift
45. Pain is immune to empathy … like love —Barbara Lazear Ascher, New York Times/Hers, October 16, 1986
46. Pain is like a love affair. When it’s over, it’s over —Elyse Sommer
47. Pain lifted like a fog that gives way to bright sunlight —Maurice Edelman
48. Pain … like a metal bar —Graham Swift
49. Pain (lingering) … like a stone pit lodged in the stomach —Anon
50. Pain rising as periodically as high water —William H. Gass
51. (The sympathy that it arouses is as) painful as charity —Mihail Lermontov
52. Pains are flinging her about like an old rag, a filthy torn rag doll —Vicki Baum
53. The pain seemed to rock inside him like a weight that would overturn him —Graham Swift
54. Pains … like streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature —Ambrose Bierce
55. Pain … slopped through his head like water into a sand-castle —Kingsley Amis

    See Also: TURNING AND TWISTING

56. Pains that shrieked like alarm bells —Jane Rogers
57. Pain tightens like a strip of hot metal across Martin’s chest —Robert Silverberg
58. Pain … twisting like currents in a river —Martin Amis
59. Pain whistled through my body like splintered glass —Ross Macdonald
60. Pain would advance and recede like waves on a beach —Nathaniel Benchley

    See Also: ADVANCING

61. People in pain are like the wandering minstrels of the Renaissance. Any occupied space becomes their court. If the story’s told often enough, perhaps the demons will become manifest. Made visible and mastered through words —Barbara Lazear Ascher, New York Times/Hers, October 16, 1986
62. A persistent jabbing in her chest that tapped back and forth like an admonishing finger —Molly Giles
63. Pierce … like misplaced trust —John Drury
64. (Though we love pleasure, we) play with pain like a tongue toying with a bad tooth —George Garrett
65. The pounding in his head was like ten thousand hammers —Niven Busch
66. Press like a blunt thumb —Lawrence Durrell
67. Prolonged pain is like a fire in the house, it causes you to flee and wander homeless —Barbara Lazear Ascher, New York Times/Hers, October 16, 1986
68. Shudder at the thrust of pain like a virgin at the thrust of love —George Garrett

    See Also: TREMBLING

69. Spine ached as if it had been twisted like a cat’s tail —Bernard Malamud
70. Sting you like scorn —Thomas Hardy
71. (Irony …) stung like squirts from a leaky hose —Geoffrey Wolff
72. Suffering is cheap as grass and free as the rain that falls on saint and sinner alike —George Garrett
73. A sweet bewildering pain, like flowers in the wind and rain —Thomas Ashe
74. [A broken ankle] swelled like a soccer ball —Clive Cussler
75. Swollen face throbbing as if it has been pumped up with a bellows —Elena Poniatowska
76. Throat … like sandpaper soaked in salt —H. E. Bates
77. Throat … like a thicket of nettles —Arthur Train
78. [The lack of respect] tormented him like a raging thirst —Marge Piercy
79. Woke up feeling as if someone had tied sandbags to my hair —Jonathan Valin
80. Writhed like a trampled snake —Oscar Wilde
81. (Sat on a bench) writhing like a woman in labor —Isaac Babel
82. Writhing … like the poor shell-fish set to boil alive —John Greenleaf Whittier

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pain

Past participle: pained
Gerund: paining

Imperative

pain

pain

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" hurting symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain excruciation, suffering, agony - a state of acute pain arthralgia - pain in a joint or joints burn, burning - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire causalgia - a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes colic, gripes, griping, intestinal colic - acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) chest pain - pain in the chest chiralgia - a pain in the hand that is not traumatic distress - extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress" dysmenorrhea - painful menstruation glossalgia, glossodynia - pain in the tongue growing pains - pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, piles - pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter keratalgia - pain in the cornea labor pain - pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor mastalgia - pain in the breast melagra - rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs meralgia - pain in the thigh metralgia - pain in the uterus myalgia, myodynia - pain in a muscle or group of muscles nephralgia - pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins) neuralgia, neuralgy - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves odynophagia - severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus orchidalgia - pain in the testes pang - a sharp spasm of pain pang, sting - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" photalgia, photophobia - pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) costalgia, pleuralgia, pleurodynia - pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs podalgia - foot pain proctalgia - pain in the rectum referred pain - pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease" renal colic - sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter smart, smarting, smartness - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore sting, stinging - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" stitch - a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running soreness, tenderness, rawness - a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" thermalgesia - pain caused by heat throb - a deep pulsating type of pain torment, torture - unbearable physical pain ulalgia - pain in the gums urodynia - pain during urination
	2.	pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" painfulness feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" growing pains - emotional distress arising during adolescence unpleasantness - the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling mental anguish - sustained dull painful emotion hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"
	3.	pain - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" pain sensation, painful sensation somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" mittelschmerz - pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle) phantom limb pain - pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb twinge - a sharp stab of pain
	4.	pain - a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" pain in the neck, nuisance disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	5.	pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
Verb	1.	pain - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ail, trouble hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
	2.	pain - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" anguish, hurt discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure break someone's heart - cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend" agonise, agonize - cause to agonize try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" excruciate, torment, torture, rack - torment emotionally or mentally

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pain

noun

1. suffering, discomfort, trouble, hurt, irritation, tenderness, soreness a disease that causes excruciating pain

2. ache, smarting, stinging, aching, cramp, cramp, throb, throbbing, spasm, pang, twinge, shooting pain I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.

3. sorrow, suffering, torture, distress, despair, grief, misery, agony, sadness, torment, hardship, bitterness, woe, anguish, heartache, affliction, tribulation, desolation, wretchedness Her eyes were filled with pain.

plural noun

1. trouble, labour, effort, industry, care, bother, diligence, special attention, assiduousness He got little thanks for his pains.

2. contractions, labour pains, birth-pangs Her pains were now about ten minutes apart.

verb

1. distress, worry, hurt, wound, torture, grieve, torment, afflict, sadden, disquiet, vex, agonize, cut to the quick, aggrieve It pains me to think of an animal being in distress.

2. hurt, chafe, cause pain to, cause discomfort to His ankle still pained him.

be at pains try hard, strive, endeavour, make every effort, put yourself out, spare no effort He was at pains to deny his involvement in the affair.

pain in the neck (Informal) nuisance, pain (informal), bore, drag (informal), bother, headache (informal), pest, irritation, annoyance, aggravation, vexation, pain in the arse or backside (taboo informal) She can be an absolute pain in the neck when she's in a scatty mood.

Related words
fear algophobia

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pain

noun

1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:

ache, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge.

Informal: misery.

2. A state of physical or mental suffering:

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness.

3. Attentiveness to detail.Used in plural:

care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, painstaking, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, thoroughness.

4. The use of energy to do something.Used in plural:

effort, endeavor, exertion, strain, striving, struggle, trouble, while.

Informal: elbow grease.

5. Informal. One that makes another totally miserable by causing sharp pain and irritation:

thorn, trial.

Idioms: pain in the neck, thorn in the flesh.

verb

1. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to:

aggrieve, distress, grieve, hurt, injure, wound.

2. To have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort:

ache, hurt, pang, twinge.

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Translations

أَلَمٌألَميُؤْلِم

bolesttrápit

smerteirriterelidelse

SchmerzschmerzenWehQual

πόνοςτιμωρίαάλγος

dolorpenaapenardolercastigar

kipusärkytuskakärsimys

douleurpeinefaire souffrirmalaffliction

טרדןכאבמטרדנאג'סקרצייה

bolmuka

fájdalomkín

kvelja, valda sársaukasársauki

dolorepenaaddolorareaffliggeredarsi pena

痛み

고통

dolor

analgetikasbe skausmobeskausmisdėti pastangasįgrisėlis

sāpessāpētsāpinātsmeldze

pijnkwetsen

smerte

ból

dor

chindurere

больморока

bolečina

smärtapina

ความเจ็บปวด

ağrı

sự đau đớn

使痛苦疼痛痛

pain

[peɪn]

A. N

1. (physical) → dolor m
she winced with pain → hizo una mueca de dolor
where is the pain? → ¿dónde le duele?
in order to ease the pain → para aliviar el dolor
back/chest/muscle pain → dolor m de espalda/pecho/músculos
I have a pain in my leg → me duele la pierna
paintto be in pain → sufrir dolor(es), tener dolor(es)
I was in excruciating pain → sufría or tenía unos dolores horribles
no pain, no gain → el que algo quiere, algo le cuesta
see also growing B
see also labour D
see also period B

2. (mental) → dolor m
his harsh words caused her much pain → sus duras palabras le causaron mucho dolor or la hicieron sufrir mucho

3. (= nuisance)
to be a pain [person] → ser un pesado; [situation] → ser una lata, ser un rollo
he's a real pain → es un verdadero pesado
don't be such a pain! → ¡no fastidies!, ¡no seas tan pesada!
what a pain! → ¡qué lata!, ¡qué rollo!
he's a pain in the arse or > ass (US) → es un coñazo
he's a pain in the neck → es insoportable

4. pains (= efforts)
to be at pains to do sth → esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo, intentar por todos los medios hacer algo
for my pains → después de todos mis esfuerzos
to take pains to do sth → poner especial cuidado en hacer algo
he took infinite pains with his job → se esmeraba or se esforzaba muchísimo en su trabajo
I had taken great pains with my appearance → me había esmerado or esforzado mucho con mi apariencia

5. (= penalty)
on or under pain of sth → bajo pena de algo, so pena de algo

B. VT (mentally) → doler, hacer sufrir
it pains me to think of you struggling all alone → me duele pensar que estás luchando sola, pensar que estás luchando sola me hace sufrir
it pains me to tell you → me duele decírtelo
it pained him that his father talked like that → le dolía que su padre hablara así

C. CPD pain clinic N → unidad f del dolor
pain relief N → alivio m contra el dolor
pain threshold N → resistencia f al dolor

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pain

[ˈpeɪn]

n

(physical) → douleur f
She complained of severe pains in her chest → Elle se plaignait de sévères douleurs à la poitrine.
to ease the pain → soulager la douleur
a sharp pain → une douleur aiguë
I felt a sharp pain in my lower back → Je ressentis une douleur aiguë dans le bas du dos.
to have a pain in one's chest → avoir mal à la poitrine
I've got a pain in my stomach → J'ai mal à l'estomac.
to be in pain → souffrir
She's in a lot of pain → Elle souffre beaucoup.
to scream in pain → hurler de douleur
to writhe in pain → se tordre de douleur

(mental) → douleur f

(= nuisance) to be a pain [person] → être pénible; [thing] → être embêtant(e)
He's a real pain → Il est vraiment pénible.
The car isn't mended yet, which is a pain → La voiture n'est pas réparée, ce qui est embêtant.
to be a pain in the neck [person] → être casse-pieds
It's a pain in the neck when you are let down → C'est emmerdant quand on vous laisse tomber.
what a pain! (situation) → qu'est-ce que c'est pénible!
What a pain moving house is! → Qu'est-ce que c'est pénible de déménager!
What a pain he is! → Qu'est-ce qu'il est pénible !
to be a pain in the arse (British) to be a pain in the ass (US) [person, thing] → être emmerdant

(= penalty) on pain of death → sous peine de mort
on pain of imprisonment → sous peine d'emprisonnement pains

npl (= trouble) to take pains to do sth → se donner du mal pour faire qch
to take great pains to do sth → se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qch
She took great pains to conceal the fact from her parents → Elle s'est donné beaucoup de mal pour dissimuler la chose à ses parents.
They took great pains to make sure I enjoyed my stay → Ils se donnèrent beaucoup de mal pour être sûrs que j'apprécie mon séjour.
to take great pains over sth → consacrer beaucoup d'efforts à qch
to be at pains to do sth → se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qch
to go to great pains to do sth → se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qch
for one's pains → pour sa peine

vt (= upset) → faire de la peine à
It pains me to think of you struggling alone → Cela me fait de la peine de penser que tu luttes tout seul.pain barrier n
to go through the pain barrier (British) [player] → vaincre la douleur

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pain

n

→ Schmerz m; is the pain still there? → hast du noch Schmerzen?; where is the pain exactly? → wo tut es denn genau weh?; this will help the pain → das ist gut gegen die Schmerzen; to be in pain → Schmerzen haben; you can’t just leave him in pain → du kannst ihn nicht einfach leiden lassen; he screamed in pain → er schrie vor Schmerzen; do insects feel pain? → können Insekten Schmerz empfinden?; a sharp pain → ein stechender Schmerz; stomach/chest pains → Magen-/Brustschmerzen pl; my ankle has been giving or causing me a lot of pain → mein Knöchel tut mir sehr weh; I felt a pain in my leg → mein Bein tat mir weh, ich hatte Schmerzen im Bein; to put somebody out of his pain → jdn von seinen Schmerzen erlösen

(mental) → Qualen pl; the pain of parting → der Abschiedsschmerz; Werther: a soul in pain → Werther: eine gequälte Seele; being so totally ignored like that was a source of great pain to her → so vollkommen ignoriert zu werden, war für sie sehr schmerzlich; he suffered great mental pain → er litt Seelenqualen; the decision caused me a lot of pain → die Entscheidung war sehr schmerzlich für mich; a look of pain came over his face → sein Gesicht nahm einen schmerzlichen Ausdruck an; no pain, no gain → ohne Fleiß kein Preis (Prov)

pains pl (= efforts) → Mühe f; to be at (great) pains to do something → sich (dat) → (große) Mühe geben, etw zu tun; to take pains over something → sich (dat) → Mühe mit etw geben; to take pains to do something → sich (dat) → Mühe geben, etw zu tun; great pains have been taken to … → besondere Mühe wurde darauf verwendet …; she takes great pains with her appearance → sie verwendet sehr viel Sorgfalt auf ihr Äußeres; all he got for his pains was a curt refusal → zum Dank für seine Mühe wurde er schroff abgewiesen; see what you get for your pains! → das hast du nun für deine Mühe!

(= penalty) on or under pain of death → bei Todesstrafe, bei Strafe des Todes (old), → unter Androhung der Todesstrafe

(inf: also pain in the neck or arse Brit sl) to be a (real) pain → einem auf den Wecker (inf) → or Sack (sl) → gehen; this job is getting to be a pain → dieser Job geht mir langsam auf den Wecker (inf) → or Sack (sl)

vt (mentally) → schmerzen; it pains me to see their ignorance → ihre Unwissenheit tut schon weh; his laziness pained his parents → mit seiner Faulheit bereitete er seinen Eltern (dat) → großen Kummer; it pains me to have to tell you this but … → es schmerzt mich, Ihnen dies mitteilen zu müssen, aber …

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pain

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pain barrier

n → Schmerzgrenze f; to go through the pain → trotz Schmerzen weitermachen or durchhalten

pain clinic

n → Schmerzklinik f

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pain

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painkiller

n → schmerzstillendes Mittel

painkilling

adj drug → schmerzstillend

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pain

[peɪn]

1. n

a. → dolore m
to cause pain to (physical) → provocare dolori a (mental) → far soffrire
to be in pain → soffrire
I have a pain in my leg → ho male or un dolore a una gamba
he's a real pain (in the neck) (fam) → è un gran rompiscatole

b. pains npl (efforts) → sforzi mpl
and all I got for my pains was ... → e come ringraziamento ho avuto...
to take pains over sth → mettercela tutta in qc
to be at (great) pains to do sth → fare di tutto per fare qc

c. (penalty) on pain of death → sotto pena di morte

2. vt (mentally) → addolorare, affliggere

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pain

(pein) noun

hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest. pyn ألَم болка dor bolest der Schmerz smerte; lidelse πόνοςdolor valu درد؛ رنج kipu douleurכאב दर्द bol fájdalom nyeri sársauki dolore 痛み 아픔, 고통 skausmas, kančia sāpes; smeldze kesakitan pijnsmerte, pineból خوږ، درد، سزا، رنځ، كړاو dor durere боль bolesť bolečina bol smärta, värk ความเจ็บปวด ağrı, acı 疼痛 біль, страждання درد، تکليف đau 疼痛

verb

to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong. kwel, pynig يُؤْلِم причинявам болка doer trápit schmerzen irritere προξενώ πόνο doler; apenar valu tegema آزار دادن surettaa faire souffrir, peiner לְהַכאִיב दर्द होना patnja, muka fájdalmat okoz menyakitkan kvelja, valda sársauka far soffrire 痛む 아프게 하다 skaudinti, skaudėti sāpināt; sāpēt menyeksakan pijn doengjøre vondt, smerteboleć رنځول doer a durea, a îndurera причинять боль, огорчать trápiť prizadeti boleti smärta, plåga, pina ทำให้ปวดร้าว acı vermek, üzmek 使痛苦 завдавати болю; мучити تکليف دينا làm bị đau 使痛苦

pained adjective

showing or expressing pain. a pained expression. gekwelde مُتألِّم болезнен sofrida bolestný schmerzlich forpint πονεμένοςdolido, afligido, apenado valulik جریحه دار؛ آزرده tuskainen peinéפגוע अप्रसन्न, पीड़ित, दुखी bolan, povrijeđen fájdalmas kesakitan raunalegur afflitto, addolorato 痛がっている 아파하는 skausmingas, skausmo, kančios sāpjpilns; sāpju- terseksa gepijnigd såret, forpint, ille berørtbolesny خفه sofredor îndurerat страдальческий bolestný prizadet bolan plågad, pinad ซึ่งเจ็บปวด acılı, üzüntülü, ıstıraplı 痛苦的 страдницький; ображений دکھي، بے چين đau đớn 痛苦的

ˈpainful adjective

causing pain. a painful injury. pynlik مُؤْلِم болезнен doloroso bolestivý, trapný schmerzhaft smertefuld οδυνηρόςdoloroso valutav دردناک tuskallinen douloureux מַכאִיב पीड़ापूर्ण bolan, mučan fájdalmas menyakitkan sársaukafullur doloroso 痛い 아픈 skausmingas sāpīgs menyakitkan pijnlijksmertefull, pinligbolesny خوږمن doloroso dureros болезненный bolestivý boleč bolan plågsam, smärtsam ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเจ็บปวด acı veren, acıyan 使痛苦的 нестерпний, болісний تکليف دہ đau đớn 使痛苦的

ˈpainfully adverb

pynlik بِأَلَم болезнено dolorosamente bolestivě schmerzhaft smertefuldt οδυνηράdolorosamente valusalt بطور دردآور tuskallisesti douloureusement בְּאוֹפֶן מַכאִיב दु:खदायी ढंग से, दु:खद रूप से bol fájdalmasan dengan kesakitan sársaukafullt dolorosamente 痛ましく 아프게 skausmingai sāpīgi menyakitkan pijnlijksmertefullt, pinlig boleśnie په خوږ منه توګه ، په ربړ dolorosamente cu durere болезненно bolestivo boleče bolno plågsamt, smärtsamt อย่างเจ็บปวด acı/ağrı vererek 痛苦地 болісно تکليف دہ انداز ميں đau đớn 痛苦地

ˈpainless adjective

without pain. painless childbirth. pynloos غَيْر مؤلِم، بدون ألم безболезнен sem dor bezbolestný schmerzlos smertefri ανώδυνος sin dolor, indoloro valutu بی درد kivuton indolore ללא כְּאֵב दु:खहीन, सुखकर, सुखदायी bezbolan fájdalommentes tanpa rasa sakit sársaukalaus indolore 無痛の 아픔이 없는 beskausmis nesāpīgs tdk menyakitkan pijnloos smertefribezbolesny بى خوږ و، بى درده sem dor nedureros безболезненный bezbolestný neboleč bezbolan smärtfri ซึ่งไม่เจ็บปวด acısız, ağrısız 無痛苦的 безболісний بے درد کا không đau 无痛苦的

ˈpainlessly adverb

pynloos بدون ألم безболезнено sem dor bezbolestně schmerzlos smertefrit ανώδυνα sin causar dolor, sin complicaciones valutult بطور بی درد kivuttomasti sans douleur בְּלִי כְּאֵב सुखद रूप से bezbolno fájdalommentesen tidak sakit sársaukalaust senza dolore 苦痛なしに 고통 없이 be skausmo nesāpīgi, bez sāpēm dgn tdk menyakitkan pijnloos smertefritt bezboleśnie د بیدرده دوله sem dor fără durere безболезненно bezbolestne neboleče bezbolno smärtfritt อย่งจ็ปวด ağrı çek(tir)meden 無痛苦地 безболісно بلا درد کے không đau đớn 无痛苦地

ˈpainkiller noun

a drug etc which lessens or removes pain. pyndoder, pynverligter مُسَكِّن للأوجاع лекарство, което успокоява болки analgésico lék proti bolesti schmerzstillendes Mittel smertestillende middel παυσίπονοanalgésico valuvaigisti مسکن kipulääke calmant מְשַׁכֵּך כְּאֵבִים पीड़ा नाशक sredstvo za ublažavanje bolova fájdalomcsillapító rasa sakit verkjastillandi lyf antidolorifico 鎮痛剤 진통제 skausmą malšinantis vaistas, analgetikas pretsāpju līdzeklis ubat penahan sakit pijnstillend middel smertestillende middel środek uśmierzający مسکن analgésico calmant болеутоляющее liek proti bolesti sredstvo proti bolečinam tablete protiv bolova smärtstillande medel ยาแก้ปวด ağrı kesici 止痛藥 болезаспокійливий засіб درد کش دوا thuốc giảm đau 止疼药

ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective

going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student. deursaam, vlytig مُجِدّ، مُجْتَهِد старателен esforçado snaživý gewissenhaft omhyggelig φιλόπονοςmeticuloso, esmerado, concienzudo püüdlik کوشا؛ دقیق huolellinen appliqué שָׁקדָנִי सावधानी savjestan, marljiv lelkiismeretes sangat tekun vandvirkur; vandvirknislegur diligente, scrupoloso 勤勉な 공들인, uolus, stropus, kruopštus centīgs; čakls; rūpīgs cermat dan teliti nauwgezetomhyggelig, nøyestaranny, sumienny زياركښ، ربړ ګالونكى ډبرمحتاط esmerado sârguincios, silitor старательный, усердный snaživý skrben problematičan omsorgsfull, noggrann อุตสาหะ titiz, özenli 辛勤的，不辭辛勞的 старанний, сумлінний محنتي، جفا کش cần mẫn 辛勤的，勤勉的

a pain in the neck

a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck. 'n pyn in die nek/rug شَخْص لا يُطاق дразнещ човек chato otrava die Nervensäge dødirriterende στενός κορσές, κπ. που αποτελεί διαρκή ενόχληση pesado, pelmazo tüütu tüüp مزاحم kiusankappale casse-piedsנודניק अप्रसन्नता živa muka, nemoguća je szálka a szemében orang yang selalu mengesalkan algjör plága scocciatore, rompiscatole うんざりする人 골칫거리 įkyruolis, įgrisėlis, gyva bėda apnicīgs cilvēks; īgņa menyakitkan hati lastpostprøvelseutrapienie مزاحم chato pacoste невыносимый человек otrava zoprnik, nadloga dosada en plåga [för omgivningen] คนน่ารำคาญ can sıkıcı kimse 令人討厭的傢伙 надокучлива людина پريشان کن آدمي đồ của nợ 使人讨厌的家伙

take pains

to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. doen moeite يَبْذُل جُهداً كَبيراً минавам през големи проблеми dar-se trabalho usilovat, snažit se sich Mühe geben gøre sig megen umage καταβάλλω μεγάλη προσπάθεια poner especial cuidado en, esmerarse, esforzarse en hacer algo vaeva nägema دقت و توجه بسیار کردن nähdä vaivaa se donner du mal pour לַעֲשׂוֹת מַאֲמָצִים परेशानी ले कर ध्यान रखना potruditi se igyekszik, fáradozik bersusah payah vanda sig, leggja sig fram darsi pena, faticare 苦心する 애쓰다 dėti pastangas, stengtis pūlēties; censties dgn cermat dan teliti zich veel moeite geven gjøre seg umak dołożyć starań ربړ ګالونكى ډبرمحتاط dar-se trabalho a-şi da oste­neala прилагать все усилия snažiť sa truditi se potruditi se göra sig [stort] besvär, vinnlägga sig om ngt พยายามและระมัดระวัง özen göstermek, çırpınmak 盡力，費苦心 докладати зусиль پريشاني اٹھانا dồn tâm trí vào 尽力，煞费苦心

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pain

→ أَلَمٌ bolest smerte Schmerz πόνος dolor kipu douleur bol dolore 痛み 고통 pijn smerte ból dor боль smärta ความเจ็บปวด ağrı sự đau đớn 痛

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pain

n. [ache] dolor; [suffering] sufrimiento, pena; [colicky] cólico. V. cuadro en la página 102.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I have a pain here → أُشْعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ هُنا → Tady mě to bolí → Det smerter her → Ich habe hier Schmerzen → Έχω έναν πόνο εδώ → Me duele aquí → Tähän koskee → J'ai mal ici → Ovdje me boli → Mi fa male qui → 私はここが痛みます → 여기가 아파요 → Ik heb hier pijn → Jeg har vondt her → Czuję tutaj ból → Eu estou com uma dor aqui → У меня болит вот здесь → Det gör ont här → ฉันเจ็บที่นี่ → Burası acıyor → Tôi bị đau ở đây → 我这里疼
• I have a pain in my chest → أُعاني مِنْ ألمٍ في صَدْرِي → Mám bolest na hrudi → Jeg har smerter i brystet → Ich habe Schmerzen in der Brust → Έχω έναν πόνο στο στήθος → Me duele el pecho → Rintaani koskee → J'ai une douleur à la poitrine → Osjećam bol u prsima → Mi fa male il petto → 私は胸に痛みがあります → 가슴이 아파요 → Ik heb pijn op de borst → Jeg har smerter i brystet → Czuję ból w klatce piersiowej → Eu estou com uma dor no peito → Я чувствую боль в груди → Jag har ont i bröstet → ฉันเจ็บหน้าอก → Göğsümde bir ağrı var → Tôi bị đau ngực → 我胸口疼
• I want an injection for the pain → أُريدُ أَنْ أَخِذَ حُقْنَةً لِتَخْفيفِ الَألَمِ → Chci injekci proti bolesti → Jeg vil bede om en indsprøjtning mod smerten → Ich möchte gegen die Schmerzen eine Spritze → Θέλω ένεση για τον πόνο → Quiero que me pongan una inyección contra el dolor → Haluan ruiskeen kipuun → Je voudrais une piqûre pour soulager la douleur → Želim injekciju protiv bolova → Vorrei un'iniezione per il dolore → 私は痛み止めの注射が欲しいのです → 진통제 주사를 맞고 싶어요 → Ik wil graag een injectie voor de pijn → Jeg trenger en sprøyte mot smertene → Chcę zastrzyk przeciwbólowy → Eu quero uma injeção para a dor → Мне нужен обезболивающий укол → Jag vill ha en smärtstillande spruta → ฉันอยากฉีดยาแก้ปวด → Ağrı kesici bir iğne istiyorum → Tôi muốn tiêm để giảm đau → 我想要打一针止痛针
• I don't want an injection for the pain → لا أُريدُ أَنْ أَخِذَ حُقْنَةً لِتَخْفيفِ الَألَمِ → Nechci injekci proti bolesti → Jeg vil ikke have en indsprøjtning mod smerten → Ich möchte keine Spritze gegen die Schmerzen → Δεν θέλω ένεση για τον πόνο → No quiero que me pongan una inyección contra el dolor → En halua ruisketta kipuun → Je ne veux pas de piqûre pour soulager la douleur → Ne želim injekciju protiv bolova → Non voglio un'iniezione per il dolore → 私は痛み止めの注射は欲しくありません → 진통제 주사를 원하지 않아요 → Ik wil geen injectie voor de pijn → Jeg vil ikke ha noen sprøyte mot smertene → Nie chcę zastrzyku przeciwbólowego → Eu não quero uma injeção para a dor → Мне не нужен обезболивающий укол → Jag vill inte ha en smärtstillande spruta → ฉันไม่อยากฉีดยาแก้ปวด → Ağrı kesici iğne istemiyorum → Tôi không muốn tiêm để giảm đau → 我不想打止痛针
• Can you give me something for the pain? → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُكَ إِعْطائِي شَيْئاً لِتَخْفيفِ الَأَلَمِ؟ → Můžete mi dát něco proti bolesti? → Kan jeg få noget mod smerten → Können Sie mir ein Schmerzmittel geben? → Μπορείτε να μου δώσετε κάτι για τον πόνο; → ¿Puede darme algo para el dolor? → Voitteko antaa jotakin kipuun? → Vous pouvez me donner quelque chose pour la douleur ? → Možete li mi dati nešto protiv bolova? → Mi può dare qualcosa per il dolore? → 痛み止めに何かもらえますか？ → 진통제 좀 주시겠어요? → Kunt u me iets voor de pijn geven? → Kan du gi meg noe mot smertene? → Czy może mi Pandać coś przeciwbólowego? → O senhor pode me dar alguma coisa para a dor → Вы не могли бы мне дать что-то обезболивающее? → Kan ni ge mig något smärtstillande? → คุณให้อะไรฉันสักอย่างเพื่อแก้ปวดได้ไหม? → Ağrı kesici bir şey verebilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể cho tôi thuốc giảm đau không? → 能给我开一点止疼药吗？

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pain

n dolor m; a pain in the back..un dolor en la espalda; back — dolor de espalda; breakthrough — dolor irruptivo; dull — dolor sordo; growing pains dolores de(l) crecimiento; joint — dolor de las articulaciones; labor pains dolores de(l) parto; low back — dolor lumbar, dolor de la espalda baja; nagging — dolor persistente; phantom — dolor fantasma; — reliever, — pill (fam) analgésico (form), calmante m, pastilla para el dolor; sharp — dolor agudo; stabbing — dolor punzante; to be in — tener dolor

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